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Beijing: A Novel,New
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Escaping His Ghosts, Aids Widower David Masiello Accepts A Oneyear Position At A Western Medical Clinic In Beijing. Lonely But Excited, He Sets Out To Explore The Cityboth Its Bustling Street Life And Its Clandestine Gay Subculture.David Chronicles His Adventures In China As He Wrestles With Cultural Dislocation, Loneliness, And Sexual And Spiritual Longing. After A Series Of Both Comic And Poignant Encounters With Gay Chinese Men, He Meets Bosheng, A Handsome Young Artist. Though The Attraction Is Strong, A Difficult Courtship Ensues, During Which Bosheng Returns To His Ancestral Village To Marry The Girl His Parents Have Chosen For Him. Eventually, And Quite Unexpectedly, David And Bosheng Reconnect And Share An Idyllic Spring Together. As The Year Ends, David Must Decide Whether To Say Goodbye Or Face The Uncertainties Of A Longdistance Relationship.Gambones Novel Is Peopled With A Host Of Wonderfully Memorable Characters: Owen, Davids Forthright Best Friend Back Home; Auntie Chen, The Clinics Office Mom, Who Wants To Fix David Up With A Girlfriend; Stewart, Davids Beijing Roommate, A Graduate Student Doing Research On Peking Opera; Jiantao And Guoyang, Two Lovers Who Lecture David On The Fleeting Quality Of American Romance; And Tyson, The Australian Doctor With A Chinese Girlfriend, Who Hopes To Teach David That Love Doesnt Need Any Explanations Or Justifications.
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